Hand Hewing Course

by Hugh Conway Morris | Mar 5, 2025

Professional Course in Traditional Hand Hewing On a February weekend, the Manifest Woodland Guild ran a professional course in hand-hewing – the ancient skill of converting a felled tree to a squared beam, using only axes. Set in the context of Dragon Wood, the...

Cob Oven Workshop with the Fathom Trust

by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 3, 2023

Teaching cob oven making in the Brecon BeaconsManifest are delighted to be closely associated with the Fathom Trust, who provide vital and imaginative services within Wales, working with local health providers to promote craft, contemplation and conservation.  Hugh...

Repairs to a Listed Oak-framed Cottage in Oxfordshire

by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 3, 2023

Historic oak-framed cottage in Oxfordshire Traditional timber repairs to decayed elements The cottage, listed at Grade II, had suffered from many inappropriate interventions over its lifetime, but perhaps the chief culprit for its degradation was a combination of...

Large Timber-Framed Veranda

by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 3, 2023

Large timber-framed veranda to a new house, Oxfordshire Manifest were commissioned to construct this new timber framed veranda, which was carried out in large sections of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), to allow for open spans and spaces within.  The house itself...

Garden Gazebo

by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 3, 2023

Douglas Fir Garden Gazebo in CambridgeshireNew timber-framed structure for garden livingManifest designed and built this open-sided structure, envisaged to assist the home-owners carry out garden activities, including an outdoor sitting room and barbecue space.  The...